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Silent Walking Meditation

Let us walk together in peace
Saturday, September 24, 2011
At WaterFire
6:30 pm

Peace Walk at WaterFire – Saturday, September 24

Gather at Wall of Hope at WaterPlace Park Basin
Gathering from 6:30 to 7:30 pm
Walk begins 7:30
Our major event of the year is less than a week away, and we hope many people (kids, too) will come walk together in peace. We want all the communities of RI to be part of this celebration of the UN International Day of Peace.

6:30 to 7:30 pm Gathering
* Information and Instructions for the Walk will be given.
* We encourage as many people as possible to donate $5.00 to WaterFire to carry a Luminaria. Carrying a candle Luminaria will add to the beauty of the Peace Walk, and it helps to support WaterFire. WaterFire brings enormous benefit to our city and state, we’d like to help them as much as possible.
* You can reserve a Luminaria in advance on the WaterFire.org website by using PayPal or a credit card. Link is http://waterfire.org/saturday-september-24th-2011. Please help to support this vital organization in our community.

7:30 pm Peace Walk Begins – Led by clergy from many different faiths.

• Joanne Friday, Buddhist Dharma Teacher, follower of Thich Nhat Hanh
• Rev Janet Cooper-Nelson, Chaplain, Brown University
• Swami Yogatmananda, Vedanta Society
• Imam Farid Ansari, Muslim American Dawah Center of RI
• Rabbi Peter Stein, Temple Sinai
• Rev. James Ford, First Unitarian Church of Providence
• Sat Katar Kaur Khalsa, Kundalini Yoga for Youth Rev. Ian Taylor, Concordia Center for Spiritual Living
• Rev. Ian Taylor, Concordia Center for Spiritual Living
• Ven. Thupten Tendhar, Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, URI
• Martha Yager, American Friends Service Committee

We will walk slowly and in silence together from the Wall of Hope to the Memorial Park in WaterPlace Park. This will be a lovely celebration of the UN International Day of Peace, which is celebrated all over the world. All of the wonderful people and communities of RI share this experience of peace. It will be a lovely and moving event against the backdrop of our amazing WaterFire.

Governor Lincoln Chafee has declared September to be the Month of Peace in RI, and Mayor Angel Taveras has declared it to be so in the City of Providence. This designation is a special one for our city and state. In a place founded by Roger Williams, with his ideas of tolerance and religious freedom, we walk together to honor these peaceful traditions. This celebration is part of the City of Providence 375 th Anniversary of its founding. Walking together in peace is a thoughtful way to honor our RI heritage and build a better world for ourselves and our children.

Month of Peace Events
September 1 to 30, 2011

* Providence Community Libraries
Exhibits of Peace Flags and Peace Flag workshops in all nine Community Libraries of Providence, www.provcomlibr.org

* Peace Art Exhibit, Atrium Gallery, First Unitarian Church of Providence
Featuring Sculpture by Mimi Sammis and Christiane Corbat, www.firstuprov.org

Special Events

* September 11 -- 10 th Anniversary
> A Decade Later: Lost But Not Forgotten at Wall of Hope at WaterPlace Park, RI for Community and Justice , www.ricj.org
> Community Service Day, Serve Rhode Island, www.serverhodeisland.org

* September 13 --A Conversation Clinic with Maria DeCarvalho, M. Div: “I’ll Meet You at the Corner of Honesty and Love,” Providence Public Library, www.unleashspirit.com
Every conversation is an opportunity to move an agenda AND build a relationship. Every …Single...Conversation. Join Maria as we learn how to deliver a message. We’ll discover how to make it easy for other people to hear what you’re saying so you can work better together to get the result you want.

* September 21 - UN International Day of Peace
> Youth Speak Out: Voices for Peace, RI for Community and Justice, Paff Auditorium, URI Feinstein Campus, Providence, 6:00 pm
> Peace Day Celebration, University of RI, Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, Kingston, RI. Details to come. 12 noon to 3:00 pm

* September 24, 12 noon to 6:00 pm - Heritage Day Festival September 24, 12 noon to 6:00 pm, Roger Williams Memorial Park, North Main Street, Providence. www.preservation.ri.gov

* September 24, Silent Walking Meditation at WaterFire, Assemble at 6:30 pm; Walk at 7:30 pm at WaterPlace Park Basin. More details to come. Walkers can carry Candle Luminaria as they walk slowly and in silence. www.thepeaceflagproject.org and www.waterfire.org

* September 29 -- Cultivating Peace through Laughter and Silence with Rebecca Foster, First Unitarian Church of Providence, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, www.thecenterofjoy.net
This work/playshop will explore both laughter and silence through a variety of interactive and contemplative exercises and meditations.

*September 30. Voices for Peace at Roots Cafe, 276 Westminister ST, Providence, 7:00 to 9:00 pm www.rootscafeprovidence.com

We are most happy to be part of the 375 th Anniversary Celebration of the City of Providence. The City is highlighting all the special cultural events from May to October 2011. The Celebration is organized around four themes and honors our founder Roger Williams.

A celebration to honor Roger Williams’ legacy and ideals
In 1636, Roger Williams and a small group of followers landed on the shores of the Seekonk River in Providence’s Fox Point.  From May - October 2011, Providence will commemorate the 375th anniversary of the colonial settlement along the Great Salt Cove.

Please click to view "Rooted in Peace" a video on the International Day of Peace

Peace is not something you wish for;
it’s something you make,
something you do,
something you are,
and something you give away.
- Robert Fulghum -